“Gremlins” – 1984. Written by Chris Columbus. Directed by Joe Dante.

La la la la, lala, la la la la, lala, la la la la laaa laa laa la lala. GIZMO! Cute, furry, makes noises and “breeds” when you put water on him! Who’d have thought it would all turn out so wrong? A black fairy tail from the people that brought you Home Alone. Everything from the fathers crazy inventions to the story about “Daddy falling and breaking his neck while climbing down the chimney”. It’s all great B Movie stuff, with fantastic scenes of green monsters exploding in microwaves and a drunken bar brawl complete with flasher. We love this film and know you do too, if only for the stair lift bit!  Now remember it maybe Christmas, but don’t feed them after midnight!